Running became a part of her daughterвЂ™s DNA. вЂњOr she would run slower and run with them and encourage them.вЂќ вЂњShe was the person who if someone else was struggling, she would go back out and help run them in,вЂќ Haven said. ThatвЂ™s what she did while she was here: strengthen others through running. There are things that happen and I know, you know, I know that sheвЂ™s still there giving the rest of us strength.вЂќ

вЂњThatвЂ™s been really toughвЂ¦ SheвЂ™d be putting a positive spin on everything,вЂќ Haven said. Haven knew her husband had fought hard his whole life but she expected her daughter to be there as her cheerleader when he passed. вЂњI mean, I went from a household, with my husband and actually with my 93-year-old mother and (Alicia) was here a lot, to an empty household.вЂќ вЂњI donвЂ™t even know if I can describe it as a pain as much as emptiness,вЂќ Haven said. Just three months after his daughterвЂ™s sudden death, he too died from complications caused by FAP. (She) lost a lot of weight from just the surgery and the chemo.вЂќДЄlicia was a champion for Chuck, her dad, HavenвЂ™s husband and the person she inherited the disease from. вЂњShe did six to nine months of chemo, which was very debilitating. вЂњAt age 24, she found out that it was colon cancer, had to have the whole colon removed,вЂќ Haven said. If left untreated, the polyps turn cancerous and deadly. ItвЂ™s an inherited genetic disease that causes polyps to grow in the large intestines and colon. вЂњShe was the baby of three children, so thatвЂ™s been tough with her being the baby but, I donвЂ™t know, she was, she was just a beacon, a shining light, a cheerleader.вЂќДЄt 24, Alicia Haven was diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis, or FAP. вЂњShe was just outgoing and sparkled,вЂќ Haven described her daughter. HavenвЂ™s daughter was a 10-year cancer survivor and an avid athlete.

вЂњAnd we got a call in the middle of the night that she went into sudden cardiac arrest and we lost her.вЂќ But thereвЂ™s always a risk,вЂќ Haven continued of her daughterвЂ™s pancreatitis battle. вЂњOther than being in a lot of pain, we werenвЂ™t expecting anything to be terribly wrong.

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